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Following is a snapshot of how local acute-care hospitals fared in the 2011 Adverse Event Report from the state Department of Public Health. This is the second year hospitals and other medical facilities have been identified by name as they voluntarily report errors that caused harm to patients.

Griffin Hospital

Total reports: 2

Days 2011: 32,521

Rate per 100,000: 6.1

Events reported: Two perforations during open, laparoscopic and/or endoscopic procedures resulting in death or serious injury.

Charlotte Hungerford Hospital

Total reports: 14

Days 2011: 28,463

Rate per 100,000: 49.2

Events reported: Five Stage 3 or 4 pressure ulcers acquired after admission to health-care facility, and nine patient deaths or serious disabilities associated with a fall while being cared for in a health-care facility.

New Milford Hospital

Total reports: 3

Days 2011: 9,125

Rate per 100,000: 32.9

Events reported: One wrong surgical procedure performed on a patient, one Stage 3 or 4 pressure ulcers acquired after admission to health-care facility and one patient death or serious disabilities associated with a fall while being cared for in a health-care facility.

Saint Mary's Hospital

Total reports: 8

Days 2011: 53,396

Rate per 100,000: 15.0

Events reported: One retention of foreign object in a patient after surgery or other procedure; three perforations during open, laparoscopic and/or endoscopic procedures resulting in death or serious injury; two patient deaths or serious disabilities associated with a fall while being cared for in a health-care facility; one significant medication reaction resulting in death or serious disability, and one patient death or serious disability as a result of surgery.

Sharon Hospital

Total reports: 3

Days 2011: 8,468

Rate per 100,000: 35.4

Events reported: Three patient deaths or serious disabilities associated with a fall while being cared for in a health-care facility.

Waterbury Hospital

Total reports: 3

Days 2011: 59,733

Rate per 100,000: 5.0

Events reported: Three patient deaths or serious disabilities associated with a fall while being cared for in a health-care facility.

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